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- By Glenda McGaffeeJune 09, 2015The Farm Tractor and Machinery Show in Hills will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 13. The show will feature 10 of the 20 Series John Deere tractors, which are row crop tractors from 1968 to 1975 and are owned by brothers Gene “Pucky” and Mike Sandager. The brothers restored the tractors with the assistance of Lee Westphal and Albi Van Dam. “Two tractors are missing from the series, the…
- By Glenda McGaffeeJune 09, 2015The Hills, Minnesota, 125th Anniversary Celebration weekend is filled with events and activities for all ages. Following is a listing of events and activities, all of which are intended to help community members celebrate the Hills’ annual Friendship Days in addition to the quasquicentennial. •Raffle tickets are on sale for a commemorative 125th Henry Lever. 22 rifle engraved with the Hills…
- June 03, 201510 years ago (2005) •Donatello’s Café and Deli in Hills opened this morning at 6 a.m. for its first day of business. Residents in the area have been waiting for the opening of the new restaurant since owners Eugene and Diane Immediato purchased the building from the city of Hills in December 2003 for $8,000. 25 years ago (1995) •Steve Wiertzema, H-BC High School’s Athletic Director, was honored…
- By glenda mcgaffeeJune 03, 2015Greetings from the Tuff Memorial Home. The residents of the Tuff Memorial Home would like to invite parents and their young children to Story Time from 10 to 10:30 a.m. each Friday during June and July. There is no cost, however adult supervision is required. Crafts and refreshments will be served. Contact the Activity Department at 962-3275 with any questions. A birthday party was Wednesday…
- June 03, 2015Meetings Rock County VFW Post #2757 will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, at the Herreid Military Museum in Luverne. Sound Cascade Sweet Adeline Chorus rehearses at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Prairie Creek, 4400 W. Creekside Dr., Sioux Falls. Call 507-597-6288. TOPS #698 Luverne (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets for weigh-in at 8 a.m. every Thursday at Pizza Ranch in Luverne. The meeting follows at 8:…
- June 03, 2015Work is progressing on the new Martin Township Maintenance Office Building located at the corner of 51st Street and 60th Avenue. Gawaine Diekevers, chairman of the township board, said that construction is scheduled for completion this fall. Dysthe Construction from Beaver Creek is doing the work. The old township building, located at South Water Avenue, will be sold.
- June 03, 2015Hills-Beaver Creek Foundation Scholarships were awarded to seniors during the Senior Awards Banquet Monday, May 11, in the commons area at H-BC High School. The Patriot Scholarship of $200 and the $200 Beaver Creek Sportsman’s Club Scholarship went to Kendra Doerr, as did the $1,000 Nuffer Family Scholarship. The $1,000 Alliance Communications scholarship went to Jenna Wilgenburg. The Beaver…
- June 03, 2015Luverne Middle School Honor Roll Quarter 4 A Honor Roll Eighth: Nicole Aanenson, Jadyn Anderson, Jessica Anderson, Carissa Cunningham, Julia Ferguson, Gabrielle Ferrell, Tia Hadler, Jake Haugen, Jacinda Hustoft, Brianna Jonas, Josiah Luethje, Trevor Mente, Rylee Olson, Joel Ortiz, Melisa Osias, Mackenzie Petersen, Duncan Reese, Lindsey Roemeling, Riley Severtson, Emilie Staeffler, McCall…
- June 03, 2015Luverne High School Honor Roll Quarter 4 A Honor Roll Seniors: Blair Altman, Jake Aukes, Allison Boltjes, Jordan Bosch, Austin Fick, Samantha Gerloff, Danielle Kneip, Alicia Kontz, Ethan Marshall, Brooke Nattress, Autumn Norman, Lexi Rust, Spencer Schacht, Andrea Severtson, Lexie Severtson, Kynzie Smedsrud, Joseph Sommers, Sierra Somnis, Madison Stearns, Madeline Stegenga, Brooke Thompson,…
- June 03, 2015H-BC High School Honor Roll Second Semester A Honor Roll Seniors: Tori Bork, Kendra Doerr, Braden Ellingson, Kelli Esselink, Derek Fick, Madison Fick, Noah Holthaus, Riley Lentz, Hattie Van Wyhe, Jenna Wilgenburg. Juniors: Anthony Ackerman, Macie Fuerstenberg, Tessa Klarenbeek, Stuart Plimpton, Thea Richards. Sophomores: Alyssa Allen, Riley Boese, Jed Burgers, Ashley Esselink, Makayla Kolbrek…
- June 03, 2015Quarter 4 A Honor Roll Seniors: Kendra Doerr, Braden Ellingson, Kelli Esselink, Derek Fick, Madison Fick, Noah Holthaus, Hattie Van Wyhe, Jenna Wilgenburg. Juniors: Anthony Ackerman, Macie Fuerstenberg, Tessa Klarenbeek, Stuart Plimpton, Thea Richards. Sophomores: Alyssa Allen, Riley Boese, Jed Burgers, Ashley Esselink, Haley Leuthold, Logan Leuthold, Avery Van Roekel. Freshmen: Trenton Bass,…
- June 03, 2015Hills Fire Department members hosted an open house at the Fire Hall Saturday, May 30. All proceeds from the event went toward the Hills Fire Department Relief Association fund. Pictured (from left) are firemen Mike Spath and Brian Kraayenhof serving burgers, brats and all the fixings. Pictured are Hills fireman Mitchell Leuthold and his 1-year-old son, future fireman Rayland, at the Hills Fire…
- By glenda mcgaffeeJune 03, 2015The group Helping Build Communities Stronger met Monday, June 1, to finalize plans for the upcoming celebration of Hills' 125th anniversary. .Activities discussed for the weekend: •Raffle tickets are on sale for a commemorative 125th Henry Lever .22 rifle engraved with the Hills logo. The gun is being displayed at the Hills City Office. A limited number of 200 tickets will be sold at $20 per…
- By glenda mcgaffeeJune 03, 2015The Little Library Box has been installed on the property south of the Hills American Legion and is ready to be filled with books to share. It’s a “take a book, return a book” gathering place where neighbors share their favorite literature stories. A Little Free Library is a box full of books where anyone may stop by, pick up a book and bring another one back. The Little Library Box is the…
- By glenda mcgaffeeJune 03, 2015Alliance Communications representative Paul VanDeBerg presented a check for $5,500 to Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary Principal Jason Phelps on May 20. The money will be used for the playground resurfacing project. The money was made possible through a program called “Keep The Change,” which provides financial support to organizations and projects in the Alliance Communications service areas.…
- By glenda mcgaffeeJune 03, 2015Martha Ingeborg Lunde Bakken, the oldest known resident in Rock County, died Thursday, May 28, at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls at the age of 104 years and 16 days. Martha was born to Nels and Emma (Rossum) Lunde in Luverne Township May 12,1911, and was a lifelong resident of Rock County. Martha grew up on a farm several miles southwest of Luverne, attended a one-room school which was in…
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